Tenth Circuit
Mary Beck Briscoe
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- William J. ClintonDemocratic
- Seat
- CA100603
- Nominated
- March 14, 1995
- Committee hearing
- May 4, 1995
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)May 18, 1995
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- May 25, 1995
- Commissioned
- May 26, 1995
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 2010until Jan. 1, 2015
- Senior status
- March 15, 2021
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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July 11, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Tao
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June 24, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Ramirez v. Reddish
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June 10, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Dear
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May 21, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Elmore
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March 7, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in W. v. Poudre School District R-1
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March 4, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Pemberton
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March 1, 2024opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Hurst
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Jan. 23, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in FTC v. Elite IT Partners
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Dec. 20, 2023panel identified Sat on the panel in McWhorter v. FAA
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March 17, 2023panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Hayes
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Feb. 9, 2023
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Feb. 3, 2023opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Kahn
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| United States v. Tao | 23-3013 | Decided | July 11, 2024 | |
| Ramirez v. Reddish | 22-4079 | Decided | June 24, 2024 | |
| United States v. Dear | 22-1303 | Decided | June 10, 2024 | |
| United States v. Elmore | 22-1432 | Decided | May 21, 2024 | |
| W. v. Poudre School District R-1 | 22-1236 | Decided | March 7, 2024 | |
| United States v. Pemberton | 22-7028 | Decided | March 4, 2024 | |
| United States v. Hurst | 22-7041 | Decided | March 1, 2024 | Authored |
| FTC v. Elite IT Partners | 23-4009 | Decided | Jan. 23, 2024 | |
| McWhorter v. FAA | 23-9506 | Decided | Dec. 20, 2023 | |
| United States v. Hayes | 22-8010 | Decided | March 17, 2023 | |
| Harrison v. Envision Management Holding, Inc. Board | 22-1098 | Decided | Feb. 9, 2023 | Authored |
| United States v. Kahn | 19-8054 | Decided | Feb. 3, 2023 | Authored |
| United States v. Doe | 23-9900 | Decided | Jan. 20, 2023 | |
| Bruce v. City and County of Denver | 21-1388 | Decided | Jan. 10, 2023 | |
| Evanston Insurance Company v. Desert State Life Management | 21-2145 | Decided | Dec. 30, 2022 | |
| Shepherd v. Robbins | 20-4053 | Decided | Dec. 13, 2022 | |
| Courthouse News Service v. New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts | 21-2135 | Decided | Nov. 23, 2022 | Authored |
| Fresquez v. BNSF Railway | 21-1118 | Decided | Nov. 10, 2022 | Authored |
| United States v. Herrera | 19-2126 | Decided | Oct. 27, 2022 | |
| Suncor Energy v. EPA | 19-9612 | Decided | Oct. 17, 2022 | Authored |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | United States v. Hurst | Tenth Circuit | March 1, 2024 |
| Opinion | Harrison v. Envision Management Holding, Inc. Board | Tenth Circuit | Feb. 9, 2023 |
| Opinion | United States v. Kahn | Tenth Circuit | Feb. 3, 2023 |
| Opinion | Courthouse News Service v. New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts | Tenth Circuit | Nov. 23, 2022 |
| Opinion | Fresquez v. BNSF Railway | Tenth Circuit | Nov. 10, 2022 |
| Opinion | Suncor Energy v. EPA | Tenth Circuit | Oct. 17, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Gladney | Tenth Circuit | Aug. 15, 2022 |
| Opinion | OXY USA v. DOI | Tenth Circuit | May 2, 2022 |
| Opinion | Caryn Strickland v. United States | Fourth Circuit | April 26, 2022 |
| Opinion | United States v. Holzer | Tenth Circuit | April 25, 2022 |
| Opinion | EEOC v. Roark-Whitten Hospitality | Tenth Circuit | March 10, 2022 |
| Opinion | Cyprus Amax Minerals Company v. TCI Pacific Communications | Tenth Circuit | March 7, 2022 |
| Opinion | Herrmann v. Salt Lake City Corporation | Tenth Circuit | Dec. 20, 2021 |
| Opinion | United States v. Benally | Tenth Circuit | Dec. 13, 2021 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Haymond | Tenth Circuit | Aug. 23, 2019 |
| Dissent | Baca v. Colo. Dep't of State | Tenth Circuit | Aug. 20, 2019 |
| Dissent | Semple v. Griswold | Tenth Circuit | Aug. 20, 2019 |
| Opinion | William J. Barnett, Also Known as William Barnett v. Tim Lemaster, Warden, New Mexico State Penitentiary Attorney General for the State of New Mexico | Tenth Circuit | Feb. 9, 1999 |